grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
completely; fully; entirely
madder red; dark red; crimson
torii; Shinto shrine archway
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
main shrine; inner sanctuary
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
history; pedigree; lineage
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)